The Libra prospect is estimated to hold between eight billion and 12 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil, which, if confirmed, would make it the largest deepwater oil field ever discovered. The Brazilian government’s oil regulator, the ANP, has estimated that as much as $200 billion will have to be invested to develop Libra over the contract’s 35-year period.

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